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noun (used with a singular verb)
1.
a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
2.
Obsolete. phonetics.
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Phonics
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example Sentences
- It also gives me an opportunity to teach phonics and spelling.
- Phonics is a good start, but the only the easy part.
- The combination of phonics and subject matter has great merit.
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World English Dictionary
| phonics (ˈfɒnɪks) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an obsolete name for acoustics |
| 2. | a method of teaching people to read by training them to associate letters with their phonetic values |
| 'phonic | |
| —adj | |
| 'phonically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
phonics
1683, "science of sound," from Gk. phone "sound" (see fame). The meaning "method of teaching reading" is first attested 1908, though the system dates from 1844.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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